Strong VINCENT, GENERAL GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

                   Strong began his military career when he volunteered as a Privatesoldier in
the Union Army in 1861. He was later elected Second Lieutenant of theErie
(Pennsylvania) Regiment. He was then to be made successively; Major,
Lieutenant Colonel and then, Colonel, of the 83rd. PennsylvaniaRegiment. He
was greviously wounded while commanding his Brigade in the defense ofthe
Union position located at a place called the Little Round Top,during the
Battle of Gettysburg (Pennsylvania). He was commissioned by AbrahamLincoln,
President of the United States of America, a Brigadeer General of theGrand
Army of the Republic (Union), on 07 JUL 1863. On 07 JUL 1863, he diedof his
wounds.
Another record states; General Strong died of wounds received inaction (02
JUL 1863) while leading his troops in the defense of the extreme leftof the
line at Little Round Top, during the Battle of Gettysburgh in theAmerican
Civil War.
EXCERPT:
Regarding the attack and defense of Little Round Top and the partplayed by
(the then) Colonel Strong Vincent in the battle of Gettysburg, 02 JUL1863.
Page 59: His brigade arrived in sight of Gettysburg on the morning ofJuly
2nd, the Battle having begun the day previous. They were permitted torest
until the afternoon, when they were ordered into position on theextreme left
of the Line of Battle.
This they held after the most severe conflict. When a fresh body ofthe rebels
was sent to renew the charge, Strong Vincent placed himself inposition to
have a full view of his brigade, and to encourage his men, hedismounted from
his horse and jumped on to an Elevated Rock, which put him in fullview of the
enemy's Sharpshooters, who after 4 or 5 shots at him sent a Minnieball that
crushed his thigh bone just below the hip joint. When he fell, he wascarried
on a stretcher to a Farm House a mile distant, where he lingered tillthe 7th,
when he passed from his work to his reward.
Colonel Vincent's appointment as Brigadeer General was made the dayfollowing
the battle. His prompt action in moving to save that point (LittleRound Top)
and holding it, had been the means of getting the battle on his side.Many
minutes delay would have given the Confederates the field.
A heroic-size bronze figure of General Strong Vincent, on a highpedestal,
stands on the southern slope of Little Round Top.
Colatteral descendents (he had no descendents) of General StrongVincent meet
the entrance requirements of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War(1881)
AND/OR the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States(1865).
Sources include, but are not limited to;
Our Family of Vincents by Boyd Vincent. Pages 59,60,93, & etc.
Genealogy Records of Martha Vincent Crary Nesbitt, Sandy Spring (MD)Museum.